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Posts posted by Warts 'n' all
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31 minutes ago, Vacillator said:
Oddly when I try to load the scenario up from either side, it crashes me out of CMBN back to desktop. No error message, just kicks me out. This may be the first time I've had this.
It might be due to the size. When I looked at it earlier it did seem to stick on 98% for quite a while when loading. I doubt I'll actually be playing it anytime soon, too busy with real life, and Downfall at the moment.
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7 hours ago, Vacillator said:
I was about to say 'according to the manual ... but it doesn't say.
It does say. Or at least, it does in the Market-Garden Manual (near the bottom of page 42). And yes, it does give the range as "up to 6,800 m". I suspect that that is the range when firing HE indirectly, rather than when attempting to tank on enemy armour directly.
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Perhaps the OP might like to fix his Caps Lock.
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5 hours ago, Vacillator said:
I'm trying very hard not to picture the Milk Snatcher 'on the throne' .
Funny you should say that, a mate of mine had a Milk Snatcher toilet roll holder. The paper came out of her mouth. I wish they still made them.
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Of course, back in '81. It was still the Five Nation's Championship. France beat England at Twickenham. The Milk Snatcher was on the throne, and I still had enough hair to "Spike".
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It is disappointing to find out that you have encountered the infamous bridge bug during this mission. Although sadly it comes as no surprise. It will still be quite some time before I take on the "Spearhead", and knowing my old noddle I will have forgotten about this post.
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1 minute ago, Vacillator said:
Is that still a thing, I thought it went the same way as Ironsides? I think it's all here now (or most of it):
I still refer to the site by the old name.
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On 3/16/2024 at 2:53 PM, Thewood1 said:
This guy is all over this forum and Steam looking for help. He needs to read and pay attention a little.
Very true.
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2 hours ago, Vacillator said:
Do you have a tracking spreadsheet or whatever?
No. When I buy a game I just create word documents for both the campaigns, and the battles. If I then find something on Green as jade that interests me I can just insert into my list. Back in the days of CM1 I kept everything in a note pad.
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Of course, those two weren't the only ones to kill tigers. Bungalow Bill did it as well, according to Johnnie Lenin and the Bolshevik Beat Boys.
Anyway back the campaign. It is a tough one, but I enjoyed it.
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2 hours ago, Vacillator said:
You can list alphabetically, so all FR are grouped together. You would still have to load most of them up to get a date though.
I recall others have said they play 'chronologically' so they may come along with suggestions or info. I think someone once said they were trying to play every battle on every front in chronological order, so they would need a spreadsheet or database to track that I imagine, not to mention adding in new releases when they arrive.
Just a thought @A Canadian Cat - was IanL does your Whose Turn Is It utility have this info in it? I think it might? Not sure how accessible it might be for this purpose.
I've always played chronologically ever since Beyond Overlord.
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On 3/15/2024 at 11:02 PM, db_zero said:
Killing Tigers while not easy is not as difficult as one might expect either.
Lizzie Saxe-Coburg und Gotha and Phil the Greek enjoyed killing tigers.
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On 3/15/2024 at 12:20 PM, Bootie said:
Just send them over and give me a poke when you need me.
"give me a poke".
It's lucky that Frankie Howerd's ghost doesn't play CM
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3 hours ago, Erwin said:
Just to clarify, what is the "new campaign" called? Not sure if we have it here.
It's called "The Bridge". And I think that we all know which bridge it refers to.
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Time to hit the "Ignore" button on this one.
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1 hour ago, AdamPraha said:
The game does not involve giving any verbal orders.
If there was a written order, I'd give it to them.If you cannot issue a direct order to attack a single tank. So just stupid AI going to shoot from rifle on tanks. Instead of firing panzerfausts.
As has been explained to you above. You can't use a panzerfaust on a tank that is outside of the faust's range. Have you actually read the manual?
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On 3/13/2024 at 9:04 PM, AdamPraha said:
those idiots
Are only as idiotic as the person giving them orders.
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12 hours ago, Artkin said:
Korea would be cooler
No. Listening to Lester Young would be cooler.
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Micro-management is part and parcel of the game. Just playing the demo for Red Thunder tells you that. It is a bit difficult to understand why what happens in the Seelow Heights battle would come as a surprise. It's a struggle moving a large force of tanks across a flood plain with few roads. But, that is what the Red Army had to do.
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46 minutes ago, Vacillator said:
Got any pics, showing paths if possible? Why does the AI take them off road? Obstacles like wrecks in the way, or something else?
I assume by lose you mean they drive off into mud and get stuck, or perhaps into LOS/LOF of the enemy?
All valid questions. If vehicles "unfailingly" do stupid things i.e. constantly, would any of us get past a demo, without deciding this game isn't for us?
6th Airborne Closing the Ranville Gap - searching for scenario author
in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
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My reason for suggesting you try @Bootie was down to the lack of Designer Notes, and authors name in the briefing.
Like yourself I found the map a bit flat and feature less. Okey, back to the Reichwswald.